Cast
Giancarlo Esposito
Acting
Cast
Giancarlo Esposito
Known for
Acting
Born
1958-04-26
From
Copenhagen, Denmark
Also known as Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito, ۏۧÙکۧ۱ÙÙ Ű§ŰłÙŸÙŰČÛŰȘÙ
Biography
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (born April 26, 1958) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad from 2009 to 2011 and its prequel series Better Call Saul from 2017 to 2022. He won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series twice for this role. He earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. His other television roles include federal agent Mike Giardello in the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998â1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011â2017), Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution (2012â2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix series Dear White People (2017â2021), Stan Edgar in the Amazon series The Boys (2019âpresent) and The Boys Presents: Diabolical (2022), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019â2023), the lattermost of which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He also portrayed Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem (2019âpresent), acted in the HBO drama series Westworld (2016), and starred in the Netflix television series Kaleidoscope (2023), The Gentlemen (2024), and The Residence (2025). He is also known for his collaboration with Spike Lee, acting in several of his films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). His other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Bob Roberts (1992), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Monkeybone (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Rabbit Hole (2010), Okja (2017), Megalopolis (2024), MaXXXine (2024), and Captain America: Brave New World (2025). He voiced Akela in the live-action remake of The Jungle Book (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Giancarlo Esposito, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
7 Dogs
Captain America: Brave New World
as Sidewinder
Trading Places
as Cellmate #2
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
as Jorge
The Usual Suspects
as Jack Baer
Abigail
as Lambert
Maze Runner: The Death Cure
as Jorge
MaXXXine
as Teddy Knight, Esq.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Baxter Stockman (voice)
The Jungle Book
as Akela (voice)
The Electric State
as Colonel Bradbury / The Marshall
King of New York
as Lance
Last Holiday
as Senator Dillings
Megalopolis
as Mayor Cicero
Malcolm X
as Thomas Hayer
Ali
as Cassius Clay, Sr.
Okja
as Frank Dawson
Alex Cross
as Daramus Holiday
By Any Means
as Vernon Dahmer
Maximum Overdrive
as Videoplayer
Derailed
as Detective Church
Monkeybone
as Hypnos
The Cat in the Hat
as Mr. Hoogeboom (voice)
Waiting to Exhale
as David Matthews (uncredited)
Do the Right Thing
as Buggin Out
Money Monster
as Captain Powell
Nothing to Lose
as Charlie Dunt
The Cotton Club
as Bumpy Hood
Please Don't Feed the Children
as Fitz
Unpregnant
as Bob
Taps
as Cadet Captain J.C. Pierce
Batman: Assault on Arkham
as Black Spider / Eric Needham (voice)
Son of Batman
as Ra's al Ghul (voice)
Rabbit Hole
as Auggie
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
as Jimmy Jiles
Smoke
as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
Fresh
as Esteban
Line of Duty
as Tom Volk
S.W.A.T.: Firefight
as Inspector Hollander
Stargirl
as Archie Brubaker
Bob Roberts
as Bugs Raplin
Night on Earth
as YoYo
School Daze
as Julian 'Dean Big Brother Almighty' Eaves
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Street Vendor
Coda
as Paul
Bonnie
as Self
They Die by Dawn
as Rufus Buck
Jungle Fever
as Homeless Man
Where's Marlowe?
as Blind Man (uncredited)
Megadoc
as Self
The Show
as Mason Washington
Sherrybaby
as Parole Officer Hernandez
Chupacabra Terror
as Dr. Peña
Thirst
as Dr. Lawrence Carver
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
as Detective Warren
Running
as Puerto Rican Teenager
Twilight
as Reuben Escobar
Certainty
as Father Heery
The Long Home
Phoenix
as Louie
The Prince
Amos & Andrew
as The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Blue in the Face
as Tommy Finelli
The Keeper
as Paul Lamont
Blind Horizon
as J.C. Reynolds
Mo' Better Blues
as Left Hand Lacey (Piano)
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
as Little Jeff
Reckless
as Host Tim Timko
The Brother from Another Planet
as Man Being Arrested (uncredited)
Doing Hard Time
as Captain Pierce
Homicide: The Movie
as Mike Giardello
Kill Me
as Dr. Singer
Brother Nature
as Congressman Frank McClaren
The Maze
as Henry Kunitz
The Box
as Dwayne Burkhalter
A Killer Within
as Vargas
Poker Night
as Bernard
...And Out Comes the Wolf
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
Gospel Hill
as Dr. Palmer
Feel The Noise
as Roberto Vega
Hate Crime
as Detective Esposito
Benders
as Jack
Back in the Day
as Benson Cooper
Beauty
as Beauty's Father
PoliWood
as Self
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Tip
Euphoria
as Taxi Driver
Kla$h
as Stoney
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
as Self
Noise
as Hank
Ash Tuesday
as Karl
The Tomorrow Man
as Jonathan Driscoll
Stuck
as Lloyd
Disney 100: Remember That
as Self
Mood Indigo
as Arthur Sistrunk
Unacknowledged
as Narrator
Timms Valley
as Pruit Normings
Rain
as Ken Arnold
For NYC
Naked City: Justice with a Bullet
as Chaz Villanueva
NYPD 2069
as Lt. Garner
Heartbeat
as Gang Member #1
Sweet Lorraine
as Howie
Karoshi
Over/Under
as Oliver Ohrt
Trouble on the Corner
as Darryl
Roanoak
as Simon Fernandes
Miracle on 42nd Street
as Self
Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal
as Self
The Gentleman Bandit
as Jamie
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
Five Desperate Hours
as Joseph Grange
Go Tell It on the Mountain
as Elisha
Piñero
as Miguel Algarin
The Pills - Sempre meglio che lavorare
as Il Boss
Stardust
as Mr. Peavey
Josephine
as Spike
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
as Julio
Rockabye
as Marcus
Seven Songs for Malcolm X
as Autobiography Reading (voice)
Big City Blues
as Georgie
Dreaming American
as Daytona LeMans
Racing Daylight
as Fred
Tutti a squola
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Ein Gaukler in Hollywood
as Self
I Did Not Forget You
as Dr. Sabian
Xenophobia
as Young
Finnegan Begin Again
as Intruder
Requiem for the Big East
as Narrator
Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
as Self
The Nagano Tapes
as Narrator
Mano
as Nino
The Making of 'Ali'
as Self
Enzian: When the Lights Go Up
as Self (archive footage)
Blood River Crossing
as Narrator
Et Salammbo?
MylĂšne Farmer: California
as Rich Man/Pimp
I Will Avenge You, Iago!
as Director
On Meditation
as Self